uk inflation data coming out half past 9:00 london time. currency markets, euro-dollar, we got up to about 1.2979 yesterday. we're back over the 1.30 mark. dollar-yen a little bit firmer getting back towards 1.79. aussie dollar, 1.0278. no real indication of anymore rate cuts to come, so it has strengthened a little bit. and that sterling you can see also firmer over 1.61. expectations cpi will come down and that may allow more qe possibly in november. so we'll see whether ultimately it stays. let's get a look out of asia. >>> asian markets picked up steam. the nikkei outperformed ending higher by a strong 1.4%. softbank shares rebounded nearly 10% leading the rally and other mobile operators. more on that deal with our guest coming up. shanghai composite ended flat. but phrma companies and military stocks outperformed. shares in hong kong managed to eek out modest gains helped by developers and tech shares. but china holdings slipped over 4% of a toeof a dropped bidses. meanwhile australian banks and techs helped the asx 200 finish in the